Prostatic cyst: A rare entity with differential diagnostic challenges in urology - A case report
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Ultrasonography of the Adult Male Urinary Tract for Urinary Functional Testing
Published on: August 14, 2019
Ghassane El Omri1, Hamza Rais1, Abderrahim Bourial2
1Department of Urology, Cheikh Khalifa International University Hospital, Mohammed VI University of Sciences and Health (UM6SS), Casablanca, Morocco.
Abstract:
A 62-year-old man presented with a Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) level of 9.89 ng/mL during routine screening. The clinical examination revealed lower urinary tract symptoms, along with a soft, bulging, painless mass in the left lobe of the prostate during digital rectal examination. Imaging confirmed the presence of a left latero-prostatic cystic formation with a low level of malignancy. A prostate biopsy indicated a benign prostatic parenchyma with no signs of malignancy. Medical treatment with alpha-blockers resulted in improved urinary symptoms, and follow-up monitored PSA levels at 3 and 6 months, recording 8.05 ng/mL and 6.87 ng/mL, respectively.
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